PAWS, Ateneo launch program for stray cats on campus
Jaymee T. Gamil, Philippine Daily Inquirer reposted from http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/692842/paws-ateneo-launch-program-for-stray-cats-on-campus Striking a compromise between the welfare of students and compassion for animals, the Philippine Animal Welfare and Society (Paws) and Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) have launched a trap-neuter-release (TNR) program for stray cats on the Quezon City campus. Since last week, Paws has been capturing the stray […]
How to stop the spread of rabies
By Neal H. Cruz, The Philippine Daily Inquirer Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte had a dialogue last Friday with animal welfare groups led by the Philippine Animal Welfare Society, Compassion and Responsibility for Animals, Philippine Animal Rescue Team, Save All, Cat Care Philippines, and interested pet owners on the hated Ordinance No. 2386 authored […]
Pet lovers still uneasy after QC law repeal
Jaymee T.Gamil, Philippine Daily Inquirer Animal welfare advocates called on the Quezon City government “to put in black and white” the reported scrapping of an animal control ordinance limiting the number of pets per household to four. This was after City Hall announced that Ordinance No. 2386 had been effectively repealed with the passage of […]
Albay farmer travels to Manila to seek justice for slain animal companion
By: Lira Fernandez, InterAksyon.comNovember 27, 2014 3:56 PM MANILA, Philippines — Farmer Silvestre Ravago showed how he would go to great lengths to obtain justice for his family’s pet dog brutally killed by a neighbor. With just enough money and some packed food, Ravago, 65, boarded the bus from his hometown in Oas in Albay province […]
The healing power of Dr. Dogs
By Epi Fabonan III | Philippine Star – Mon, Nov 24, 2014 The children at White Cross Children’s Home in San Juan City applauded heartily when Dr. Eddie took center stage to show off his “therapeutic skills”.Alex, one of the children in the antiquated orphanage, volunteered to assist Dr. Eddie in this demonstration. After Alex throws a chew toy […]
Cat Woman and her Olongapo Community Learn that Spay-Neuter is the Way to Go
The story of Nanay Edith Pizarro- “cat woman of Olongapo” – is the story of most cat lovers in our country. Even with her meager resources, Nanay Edith wanted to reach out to those who were having a tougher time – stray cats who would forage for food in the garbage just to get by. […]
Annual SpayDay at PARC 2014
[February 21, 2014] Dogs Paopao and Brownie – both owned by Nanay Donata Alonzo (in cover photo) – were among the 105 animals neutered today at the PAWS Animal Rehabilitation Center. Indigent pet owners trooped to PAWS as early as 6:00 am to avail of free neuter/spay services (“libreng kapon”) for their pets. Shelter veterinarian, […]
PAWS on the ground, helping animals
As early as four (4) days after Super Typhoon Yolanda, PAWS in cooperation with International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) responders who flew in from their head office in Massachussetts, US, was able to reach so-called “Ground Zero” of the disaster- Tacloban. Conditions were bad, where even relief did not reach humans and there were […]
PAWS helps human and animal victims of typhoon Yolanda
Being the first team of animal responders on the ground for Tacloban City, the PAWS-IFAW Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Team immediately did feeding of animals in the affected area as they went on about their Rapid-Assessment work. After several flight delays, the said team just arrived from their Tacloban-Cebu-Manila flight at 1:30 am today and […]
PAWS-IFAW Disaster Response Team headed out to quake-hit Bohol
The PAWS-IFAW Disaster Response Team headed out to Bohol on October 19, 2013 to conduct an assessment of the effects of the earthquake in the area and to check on the conditions of the animals. It was a gruelling 6-hour per day road trip to get from Tagbilaran, Bohol to Loon, Bohol, while conducting a […]